Press-releases

Moscow, 25 December 2007 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces its intention to buy 2% stake in Norilsk Nickel from KM-Invest.

Moscow, 21 December 2007 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, today announces that it is to proceed with the purchase of a 25% plus one share interest in MMC Norilsk Nickel from ONEXIM Group. This acquisition progresses UC RUSAL’s plan to create Russia’s first diversified global metals and mining corporation.

Moscow, 18 December 2007 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vladislav Soloviev, Chief Financial Officer, to the company’s Board of Directors.

Moscow, 17 December 2007 – United Company RUSAL, the world’s leading aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Thompson as an independent Non Executive Director.

Astana, 29 November 2007 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, today announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Samruk Holding to establish a joint venture to develop the Ekibastuzskoye coal field in the area of Bogatyr and Severny coal mines in the Pavlodar region, both in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Moscow, 28 November 2007 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce plans to construct a packaging foil plant near the city of Dmitrov in the Moscow region.  The project investment will amount to approximately USD 20 million. The plant will have an overall capacity of 20,000 tonnes of packaging foil per year and will increase UC RUSAL’s share of the Russian foil and foil-based packaging market by up to 66%.

Moscow, 23 November 2007 - United Company RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, and ONEXIM Group, the largest shareholder in MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world's leading base metals and PGM producer, are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement whereby UC RUSAL will acquire from ONEXIM a 25% plus one share interest in MMC Norilsk Nickel, and ONEXIM will become an 11% shareholder of the enlarged UC RUSAL with the balance of the consideration to be paid in cash. ONEXIM will also gain a representation on the UC RUSAL Board of Directors.

Moscow, 23 November 2007 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) has completed the installation of automatic alumina point-feeders.  KrAZ is the first and the only aluminium smelter in Russia based on the slotted anode technology equipped with automatic point-feeders. The investments in this project amounted over USD 38 millions.

Moscow, 20 November 2007 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the completion of a deal to attract a long-term syndicated credit facility. This is the first syndicated credit of this size received by the group following the creation of United Company RUSAL.